Reification of instructional materials as part of the process of developing problem-based practices in mathematics education

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-459

  McDuffie, Amy M Roth ^a   Mather, Martha ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curricular materials; Instructional materials; Mathematics education; Middle school mathematics teaching; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849141297     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13450600600644285     Document Type: Article

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